Cuff-button.



J. P. IVHDDLETDN & H. D. ROSS. CUFF BUTTON.

APPLICATiON FILED APR.22, 191s.

Patented J an. 11 1916.

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JOHN P. MIDDLETON AND HAROLD I). BOSS, 011' PITTSFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS. I

CUFF-BUTTON.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Jan. 11, 1916.

Application filed April 22, 1915. Serial No. 23,250. 1

To all whom it may concern: 7

Be it known that we, JOHN P. MIDDLETON and HAROLD D. Ross, citizens of the United States, residing atPittsfield, in the county of Berkshire and State of Massachusetts, have invented Certain new and useful Improvements in Cuff-Buttons; and we do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in cuff buttons and more particularly to cuff buttons for what are termed French cufi's.

The object of the invention is to provide a. cuff button of this character so constructed that it may be used equally well with soft cuffs of thin material as with similar cuffs of thick material without sliding, twisting or rotating.

With this and other objects in view, the

invention consists of certain novel features' of construction, and the combination and arrangement of parts as will be more fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 represents a front elevation of a cuff with this improved button applied; Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section through the end showing the button in side elevation; Fig. 3 is a central vertical section taken on the line 33 of Fig. 2; Fig. 4 is a transverse section taken on the line 44 of F ig. 2.

In the embodiment illustrated, a cuff button 1 is shown especially designed for use with French cuffs which are, as is well known, of the character composed of two thicknesses of material produced by turning over one end of the cufi as is shown clearly in Fig. 1. This button 1 is molded or otherwise formed of a single piece of material and comprises a straight shank 2 of oblong shape in cross section and of uniform size throughout its length. Formed at one end of the shank 2 and arranged centrally therewith is an elongated head 3 which may be ornamented or not as desired, and formed at the other end of the shank and arranged centrally with respect to the latter, is an elongated base 4, the longitudinal axes of the head 3 and the base 4 lying in a. plane disposed at right angles to the wide sides of the shank 2. Disposed midway of the head 3 and base 4 and'arranged centrally on the shank 2 isa circular disk 5, the faces of which are milled or roughened as at 6. When the button is applied to use with a French cufi', the head 3 is passed through the alined button holes in the two folds of material at one end of the cuff, and the base 4 is passed through the alined button holes in the two folds at the other end, the disk 5 being designed to separate the two ends. The button is then turned until the elongated head and base extend transversely across the button holes. This will bring the wide sides of the shank into contact with the edges of the button holes. When so disposed, the button is reliably held in the button holes of the cufl without any possibility of its sliding or twisting, and hence it may be employed equally well with cuffs constructed of thin material such as silk as with cufis composed of thicker material. The disk increases the bearing surface on the cloth and hence prevents possibility of the sliding of the button and its consequent detachment. The milled sides of the disk and wide sides of the shaft hold the button in operative position, preventing its lateral movement on the cloth.

We claim as our invention:

A cuff button made from a single piece of material comprising a straight shank oblong in cross section and uniform in size through-' out its length, an elongated head centrally arranged at one end of said shank, an elongated base centrally arranged at the other end of said shank, the longitudinal axes of said head and said base lying in a plane disposed at right angles to the wide sides of said shank, and a circular disk censet our hands in:presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOHN P. MIDDLETON. HAROLD n. ROSS.

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' Washington, D. G. 

